Friday, March 23, 2007

Visiting relatives in Seattle this week... took a ferry out to Bainbridge island for some kitchy shopping and wandering. Passed a bike shop en route to a store the lovely Mrs. 2wheel wanted to check out. Cool. I'll have to check out Classic Cycles a bit later when she's knee deep in the yarn store.

Walk in a little while later and thought "hey... nice shop." They have some old bikes up on the wall to my left, and an assortment of Treks, Specialized, and the like on the floor. "Hey... those are really NICE old bikes." See a sign in the back labeled "Bike Museum". Oh snap... I'm in heaven!

Spent the rest of the morning oooohing and aaaahing over some really cool bikes. Enjoy the show, and consider this my making up for not blogging in so long.

Monday, March 05, 2007

Well as of today I've been in the Bike Business for 16 years!I start at Cycle Sport Bicycle shop in North Platte on this date in 1991. Damn that a lot of bikes!Cycle Sport at the time was one of the smallest shops in Nebraska.The Bike Rack was the next shop. While I was there, The largest Bike Shops in the Midwest.(it might still be)Highgear (AKA Midwest Cycling) was the next shop. The up and coming shop in the Midwest.So I guess that its safe to say that I have seen the full range, smallest to largest. And the new up and comers in Nebraska.Now I'm in Wisconsin, Cronometro, one of the top Custom Bike shops in the country.Bike's have done a lot for me. I meet my wife, and have made friends for a lifetime while being in the bike business.It has taken me to France, Twice. Seeing thing that I would have never gotten the chance to see.I guess the long and short is. IT BEATS HAVING A REAL JOB!

To all those that I have meet Thank you! And for those of you I haven't meet, I hope to soon!Here to another 16 years, at least!Peace and Grease.Grump